How do you respond to God's calling? (2)
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Today’s Scripture
Today’s Scripture
4 The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
6 “Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.”
7 But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.
9 Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth. 10 See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”
Who knows you the best on earth?
13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
What did God say to Jeremiah in Today’s scripture?
What did God say to Jeremiah in Today’s scripture?
5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
Jeremiah
What was the response from Jeremiah?
6 “Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.”
Jeremiah
And then what did God tell him?
7 But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.
9 Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth. 10 See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”
Jeremiah 1:7-
What does God mean by this?
“Just go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you”
How about to Moses?
10 So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”
what was Moses’ response to God?
11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
10 Moses said to the Lord, “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.”
then God told him that
then God told him that
11 The Lord said to him, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the Lord? 12 Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”
Exodus 4:
Let’s look at the response from Saul.
Let’s look at the response from Saul.
then God told him that
12 And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.”
Exodus 3:
14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’ ”
exodus 3:14-15
21 Saul answered, “But am I not a Benjamite, from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin? Why do you say such a thing to me?”
14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’ ”
15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’
“This is my name forever,
the name you shall call me
from generation to generation.
1 samuel
Right after Philip met Jesus and went to Nathanael and told him that
44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
How about Samuel?
John 1:44-4
What was the response from Nathanael?
46 “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked.
“Come and see,” said Philip.
I have something to say to all of you who came to worship God here at Contoocook United Methodist Church.
“God called you here for something”
“God called you here for something”
How are you gonna respond to His Calling?
How are you gonna respond to His Calling?
How are you gonna respond to His Calling?
I believe you won’t say, “I am too young” like Jeremiah.
or are you gonna say, “ I have never been eloquent. or I am slow of speech and tongue.” like Moses?
then guess what God would say to you.
Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”
or are you gonna say, “am I not a Benjamite, from the smallest tribe of Israel like Saul?
or “Lord, don’t you know where I came from? I am from one of the smallest towns in the United States”
Do you think do these excuses work for God? Not at all.
None of them work for God’s calling.
If you are here today, all of you are called by God. Amen!
For what? for something related to His dream that all men to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth.
We are all here to know something today.
God wants to work with you for His dream.
This is a reason that God is patient, slow to anger, with His boundless love, neither saving everyone nor judging everyone.
8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger, abounding in love.
And Paul’s advise is here.
8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
Psalm
2 peter 3:8-
I would like to give a very very practical tip for your next step.
Give one more hour for God in your weekly schedule.
Plan to do something for God one more hour from this week.
what would you do for God if you spend one more hour weekly?
Think about it and then if you need any help from me. Contact me anytime. I am here to help you move to the next stage of your growth in Christ.
“We have found the very person Moses and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.”